Albert Semionovich Leman (surname sometimes spelt Lehman in English) (,

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, – 3 December 1998, Moscow) was a Soviet composer of classical music. Albert Leman received his music education in the

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under

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and Vladimir Vladimirovich Nil'sen. In 1941-42 he was the chief of musical department at the Leningrad Regiment for Art of Leningrad Executive Committee. From 1942 he was living in

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, where he became in 1945 a professor at the Kazan Conservatory (1945—1970). From 1964 he was a member of the Communist Party of the UdSSR. He also worked in the

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Conservatory (1969—1971), and in Moscow (1971-1998) where he performed until 1997 the duties of the Head of the Department for Composition at the

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. Among his students were the composers

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Mikhail Kollontay Mikhail Georgiyevich Kollontay (; born 21 August 1952 in Moscow), Russian composer and pianist. Also known under his mother's name, Ermolaev. His father, Georgiy Fyodorovich Kollontay (1897–1954), an artist, was sent to the camps in 1938 ( ...

and Olesya Rostovskaya. Leman's music shows influence of

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folk music (e.g. in his "Violin concerto" and his "Suite on Tatar themes for orchestra"). Among his later works there is a Symphony, two Oratorios, piano music, cello concerto, music for theatre and chamber music. The violin concerto was recorded by Julian Sitkovetsky.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leman, Albert Soviet composers Soviet male composers 1915 births 1998 deaths Academic staff of Kazan Conservatory Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory

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